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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1918
Page
7
An article urges spring health checks and promoting tonics for blood and uric acid. It touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Anuric as safe, alcohol free remedies sold through the Buffalo hospital institute in New York.
A pair of Russians discuss needs on horseback with a wry remark about using a man on horseback and horse meat as a tongue in cheek solution.
J Cheney senior partner of F J Cheney firm in Toledo Ohio swears to a loan payment. Notary public Ja W Gleason witnesses the December 6 19th century filing. Catarah Medicine takes a notice in the record.
A humorous exchange notes Maude cannot mind others' business without being found out. The punchline blames her for having too much powder on her nose, implying vanity and meddling.
An advertisement invites readers to try Cuticura Soap and Ointment with free samples by writing to Cuticura Dept X Boston. The notice claims quick relief for itching skin and scalp troubles and lists Small Soap 25 Pale Ointment 25 and 50 Adv prices at druggists.
A cryptic exchange features Noah hoping Arrarat represents peak production while George jokes that divorce is not the funny part of married life. The lines blend aviation stress with domestic humor.
Capt Roald Amundsen praises the Great Lakes naval training station at Lake Forest near Chicago. He notes its size scope and capacity training 13 000 men historically and 23 000 currently, with aircraft and bands of 700 at Sousa led parades. He lauds US naval leadership under Capt William A Moffett and predicts a decisive victory over autocracy.
Knoxville residents boast of Irwin White a thirteen year old boy described as exceptionally well developed at five feet ten inches and 175 pounds. He has trained at Fort Oglethorpe and hopes to serve in France soon as the youngest endsater man in the army.
Denver glass eye maker Adron Kohler says only three U S artisans produce glass eyes and demand now far outstrips supply. He notes WWII era shortages will take a generation to ease and that glass eye making remains an art mainly practiced in Europe.
London reports Captain James Byford McCudden of the Royal Flying Corps has been awarded the Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty during late 1917 and early 1918. He is credited with 54 enemy aircraft destroyed or driven down, leading numerous offensive patrols and receiving multiple decorations, including the DSO, MC, and MM with bars.
Washington warns that only a steady conservation program can sustain America’s food flow to allies during the war. Germany target s grain shipments as cereals remain vital and the nation races to balance saving with production to outpace consumption and destruction.
Miss Patsy Reese of Sierra county California walked nearly 200 miles to enroll for a second semester at Berkeley. She shipped ahead her semester money equal to pelts from lynx to coyotes, allowing her to cover journalism college expenses.
A local physician known in this city sent letters from a German prison camp noting he would communicate with the home via a postage stamp clue. The stamp was removed and censorings obscured most of the message. A hidden line read They have cut out my tongue which alarmed his family.
If Swift & Company made no profit, the gain per cattle sale would be so small that cattle raisers would receive only one cent a pound more than they do now.
Ad text quotes discussing electric wires danger and Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for bowel regulate, then reflections on reform and peace. The excerpt blends brief maxims from Beveridge and a stray aphorism about reforming oneself.
A woman, shopping beside a new dress, buys more furniture adding to her purchases.
Workers rely on Allen's Foot Base antiseptic powder for shoes and foot baths to reduce friction and prevent sore feet. The ad claims it increases efficiency and comfort for laborers, noting frequent use by women and urging readers to buy 25 cents.
H. L. Kramer creator of Cascarets promotes Eatonic to aid digestion after meals. The ad claims Eatonic neutralizes stomach acid and helps food pass to the bowel in a comfortable form. It urges Batonic as a follow up and offers a money back refund if relief is not achieved. Manufactured by Eatonie Remedy Co Chicago.
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